Maggie's Book Bites

Maggie

Join Maggie as she talks about books on a certain topic each month.

  1. MAR 6

    Expand Your Horizons 2026

    Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Pat & Maggie are in conversation about the books we may read for the 2026 Expand Your Horizons Reading Challenge. Included in this episode are: About The United States - How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein (P) -We The People: A History Of The U.S. Constitution by Jill Lepore (M) About Soccer Or A Soccer Player -Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrick Backman (P) -Abby Offsides by Anna McCallie (M) -All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornvat (M) Set In A Country That Has Hosted The Winter Olympics -Casino Royale by Ian Fleming (P) -Akin by Emma Donoghue (M) Featuring A Rainbow (title, cover, character, etc) -Black Rocks and Rainbows by Susan Riford (P) -Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell (M) A Michael L. Prince Winner or Honor Book -Legendary Frybread Drive-In edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith (P) -Monster by Walter Dean Myers (M) By An Established Author, Who Is New To You -Barbara Cartland (M) Whose Main Character Is In Their Teens -The Newcomers by Helen Thorpe (P) -The People We Keep by Allison Larkin (M) Set In The 1940s -Bessie by Linda Kass (P) -When The Flames Ravaged by Rhonda Dragomir (M) From Any Best Seller List -Theo of Golden by Allen Levi (P) -One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad (M) Where Characters Interact With The Author -In Waiting by Rainbow Rowell (M) With A Feminist Or Women Empowerment Theme -The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan (P) -Off with Her Head: Three Thousand Years of Demonizing Women in Power by Eleanor Herman (M) Featuring Classical Music -The Ballroom by Anna Hope (P) -The Instrumentalist by Harriet Constable (M) With A Candy Related Term In The Title -Sweet Nothings: Confessions of a Candy Lover, Essays by Sarah Perry (M) That Takes Place Near Or Over Water -Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone (M) That Features 2 Or More Genres Featuring Your Favorite Animal -Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell (P) -The Mystery of the Vanishing Forest (Boxcar Children) by Gertrude Chandler Warner (M) Set In The Season You Were Born -A Love Finds You Christmas book (M)

    59 min
  2. 09/05/2025

    Non-fiction, part 2

    Podcasting from the Nappanee Public Library, Pat & Cherie join Maggie in conversation about some non-fiction books that have piqued their interest lately. Included in this episode are: -The Art Thief : A True Story Of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel -Everything Is Tuberculosis : The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection by John Green -The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club : Surviving Iran's Most Notorious Prisons in 16 Recipes by Sepideah Gholian -Holy Ground : On Activism, Environmental Justice, and Finding Hope by Catherine Coleman Flowers -How to Survive History : How to Outrun a Tyrannosaurus, Escape Pompeii, Get Off the Titanic, and Survive the Rest of History's Deadliest Catastrophes by Cody Cassidy -It’s Your Funeral! : Plan the Celebration of a lifetime before it’s too late by Kathy Benjamin -Merlin’s Tour of the Universe, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century : A Traveler’s Guide to Blue Moons and Black Holes, Mars, Stars, and Everything Far by Neil deGrasse Tyson -Oh No He Didn't! Brilliant Women and the Men Who Took Credit for Their Work by Wendy J Murphy  -The Party Of Your Life : Get The Funeral You Want By Planning It Yourself by Erika Dillman -The Plan : Manage Your Time Like A Lazy Genius by Kendra Adachi -They Poisoned the World : Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals by Mariah Blake -Reconnected : How 7 Screen-Free Weeks with Monks and Amish Farmers Helped Me Recover the Lost Art of Being Human by Carlos Whittaker -The Secret Life of Groceries : The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket by Benjamin Lorr -Steve Martin Writes the Written Word by Steve Martin

    57 min

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